Rask, Seguin Lead Bruins to 2-1 Win over Habs
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins
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The Boston Bruins played ordinary hockey for two periods, but two goals early in the final period was enough to secure them a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
The victory allowed the Bruins to remain in first place in the Northeast Division and take over the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Bruins tied the score at 1-1 early in the third period when Tyler Seguin took a pass from David Krejci and slipped the puck by Carey Price.
Krejci scored less than two minutes later when he deflected a shot by Milan Lucic to give Boston a 2-1 lead.
The Canadiens scored on the power play in the second period when P.K. Subban let a big blast go from the point that flew past Tuukka Rask .
Bruins defeat Canadiens 2-1
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Boston 2, Montreal 1 (Final Score)
The Bruins outshoot the Canadiens 23-21 for the game.
Rask was named the first star for his 20 saves, many of which were spectacular. Seguin was awarded the second star, while Subban earned the third star for the Canadiens.
The defeat was Montreal's first loss of the season at the Bell Centre.
The Bruins are 3-0-1 on the road this season.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (Final Score)
The Bruins hold on in the final seconds as the Canadiens could not mount a furious and successful attack in the final seconds.
Rask was sensational throughout.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (:34 left in third period)
Krejci gets called for a hook in the final minute to end the power play.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (1:02 left in third period)
With the Canadiens putting on all kinds of pressure, the Bruins try to get the puck out of the zone and Chris Bourque tries to chase it down and P.K. Subban trips him at 18:58.
Subban to the penalty box.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (4:18 left in third period)
The Canadiens pressure Chara and Plekanec gets two great chances from the slot. The shots don't get through and the Bruins hold their lead.
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Boston 2, Montreal 1 (5:1 left in third period)
David Desharnais is right in front as Rene Bourque slips him a pass. It looks like a sure goal, but the puck goes wide.
The Bruins maintain their slim lead.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (6:21 left in third period)
Montreal is starting to press in the late stages and the Bruins are content to play solid defensive hockey. That's not always a successful way to play against the Canadiens.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (9:30 left in third period)
Boston goals:
Seguin 2 (Krejci) 0:14
Krejci 3 (Lucic, Seguin) 2:05
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Boston 2, Montreal 1 (12:14 left in third period)
The Bruins came out with fire in the third and scored a couple of quick goals to take the lead. Julien must not allow his team to sit back and try to protect the lead because Montreal has too much speed.
The Canadiens have had a couple of near-miss chances, but Rask is playing very well.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (2:05)
Less than two minutes after Seguin scored, Krejci deflected a Milan Lucic shot past Price to give the Bruins the lead.
Boston used its speed to catch the Canadiens on their heels.
The Bruins then killed off a Chris Kelly penalty.
Boston 2, Montreal 1 (2:05)
Less than two minutes after Seguin scored, David Krejci gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead when he tipped in Milan Lucic's shot at the 2:05 mark.
Boston used its speed on both goals to take the lead.
Montreal 1, Boston 1 (0:14)
The Bruins tie it up 14 seconds in as Tyler Seguin connects early. He takes a pass from David Krejci and slips it through Price.
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Montreal 1, Boston 0 (End of two periods)
The Canadiens have been taking it to the bigger Bruins throughout the game. They have a 22-15 advantage in hits over Boston. Emelin and Bouillon both have five hits, as does Lucic for the Bruins.
Montreal 1, Boston 0 (End of two periods)
Dennis Seidenberg leads the Bruins with four blocked shots. Krejci has three shots on goal to lead the Bruins.
Montreal 1, Boston 0 (End of two periods)
The shots on goal are even at 16 each.
Montreal 1, Boston 0 (End of two periods)
Montreal dominated in the first period but couldn't score. The Bruins played much better in the second period. However, when Subban's slap shot deflected off a Bruins' stick, it got by Rask for the only goal of the game
The Bruins kill off the penalty with relative ease and after Lucic comes out of the box, he chases down a pass and then sends it to Chara.
The big defenseman fires a hard short that Price catches and hold on to with ease.
The Canadiens hold their lead with 2:30 to go.
Lucic does not learn from his last penalty. He slashes Markov at the 14:09 mark and he is going into the penalty box again.
This is a critical kill for the Bruins. If they fail and go down by two goals, it will be tough for them to come back because they are not playing sharp or aggressive hockey and Price looks sharp.
Julien to Pierre McGuire of NBCSports that his team is not winning battles and that has to change if the Bruins are going to get back in the game.
Subban (Markov, Plekanec), 10:53 of the second period.
Montreal 1, Boston 0.
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1-0, Montreal; 10:53 of second period
After the Bruins did a nice job of killing the majority of the penalty, P.K. Subban blasts one home fromthe point at the 10:53 mark.
It's a power play goal for the Canadiens.
The shot went off the stick of Rich Peverley and there was nothing Tuukka Rask could do about it.
1-0, Montreal with the lead.
Milan Lucic gets the stick up high on Andrei Markov and he's going to the penalty box for two minutes nearly half way through the second period.
Lucic looks pained by the call, but he could not control his stick and Montreal has the man advantage.
Campbell deflects a pass that would have gone to a wide-open Brandon Prust. That prevented the Canadiens from getting an excellent scoring opportunity.
The Bruins then moved up ice and Ryan Spooner who fired a shot that Price saved with ease.
Seguin gets a great chance in close on the power play and the speedster sends it inches wide on the short side.
Krejci with a big shot that Price catches with ease.
Nothing on the power play and it's still scoreless.
Unbelievably, Plekanec goes in on a breakaway vs. Rask and he loses the puck!
The Canadiens then make a sloppy change and get nailed for Boston's nightmare penalty of too many men on the ice.
The Bruins go on their third power play.
After a giveaway by Bouillon, Campbell and Kelly move in on Price and just miss a shorthanded opportunity. Kelly was just a bit late on tipping a shot past Price.
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